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No. Phytoplankton consists of plant like protists that are autotrophic or "self-feeding". They work like plants converting CO2 and water into sugars using energy collected from the sun. The predatory microscopic organisms are called zooplankton. "Zoo" being greek for animal and where we get the word zoo, and zoology from.
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What is planktons natural preditor?
Plankton has a number of natural predators. Lobster larvae eat zooplankton and phytoplankton. Zooplankton and phytoplankton eat each other and many types of crustaceans eat both types of plankton.
What are the two types of planktons?
Phytoplankton and zooplankton
Why are microorganisms here?
phytoplankton. phytoplankton.
Does phytoplankton eat phytoplankton?
whales
What are scallops enemies?
The predators of scallops are crab, fish, sea stars, and lobsters. Humans also eat scallops. The sea scallop eats mainly phytoplankton and zooplankton.
What is the scientific name of phytoplankton?
The scientific name of phytoplankton is phytoplankton. Phytoplankton refers to a diverse group of photosynthetic microorganisms that drift in aquatic environments.
Who eats a phytoplankton?
Zooplankton eat phytoplankton
What will eat phytoplankton?
Copepods will eat phytoplankton.
Is a phytoplankton eat other species phytoplankton?
Phytoplankton eats all other kinds of Plankton!?.
What are the two types of free floating organisms?
Zooplankton and Phytoplankton. Zooplankton feed on phytoplankton, and Phytoplankton are photosynthetic.
What is the difference between phytoplankton and zooplankton?
phytoplankton are autotrophs and zooplankton are heterotrophs
What are assimilates of phytoplankton?
assimilates of phytoplankton are phosphorous and nitrogen
